Removing wires/pins from Pioneer harness

[mstrjon32]

Hello all, I'm installing a Pioneer PRS80 and I'm trying to remove the speaker wires from the harness, since I won't be using them. I'm not sure how to get these out and I've already spent considerable time messing with it. I'm assuming that I must somehow release the clip from the front, in the center part of the connector, but I just can't get them to let go.

If anyone has done this before, any help would be appreciated. I hate to have unused cables cluttering things up.

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[thatguy12 10+ year member]

just splice them. that way if you absolutely need the harness later you can still use it.

 

[mstrjon32]

You must understand, I am quite pedantic about these things.

It should be possible to release the wires from the connector in such a way that they could be reinstalled later. It's quite straightforward with the "molex" style connectors, they can be snapped in/out of a harness, but I'm not sure about this connector from the Pioneer...

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

does this help any? don't think it's the same exact model but the harnesses may be similar.

How do you SAFELY REMOVE THE PIN from the wiring harness? - General - AVIC411.com

 

[mstrjon32]

CRXBMPN: Thanks for the link, but that seemed to be a different type of connector. On this one there doesn't seem to be any way to push from the top to loosen the pin.

I had some dinner and a few beers and came back to it, only to break one of the pins. With that out of the way, I just went ahead and pulled the rest of them out using a pair of pliers. Little buggers, glad to have them out of my way!

 

[jrdnhsnbrg 10+ year member]

Just tape off the ends of the wires and call it good

 

[CrossoverOre 10+ year member]

beyond **** retentive

 

[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

beyond **** retentive

Not your problem.